ebola

Ebola has been in the news a lot recently, from the devastation in Liberia to the isolated cases in the United States.  While it may seem like a faraway problem, help is coming from a place near to the Northland.

Last Friday was like any other day.  After work, I went to our Daycare center and picked up our 11 month old daughter.  That's when it started.  One of the daycare workers said it looked like Jane had a few bumps on her hand, arm, and feet.   She said that "a whole bunch" of kids were getting hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Even if you lived in a different state than Minnesota, I'm sure you could call the hotline and they would answer your questions, but it's nice to know that the Minnesota Department of Health is proactive in wanting to put residents at ease and offer precautions against the disease.

While cases of Ebola in the United States can be counted on one hand, there's a palpable fear of the deadly virus around the country. Even though the virus isn't easily transmitted, it is certainly a grim bug that is definitely worth being at least a little worried about. Groups of tasteless jokesters are taking advantage of this fear and using it to stir things up in cities around the country. Re

Can Ebola spread from people to animals or animals to people? Doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners have offered some important information about pets and Ebola.

Amber Vinson, the latest Dallas health care worker to test positive for Ebola, says she called the CDC to inform them she had an elevated temp of 99.5 and that she was going to board a flight.  Nobody told her not to get on the flight.

News broke earlier today that a second US health care worker had tested positive for Ebola.  The nurse has been identified as 29-year-old Amber Joy Vinson.  She was in direct contact with the patient who died in Dallas and, despite being told to monitor her symptoms, she made a bad decision.

The Liberian man who was diagnosed last month with Ebola, the first such case in the United States, died Wednesday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

As the news broke this week that an Ebola case was diagnosed in the United States, a lot of people started getting a little nervous.  We've seen movies about outbreaks sweeping the country, but just how likely is that.

A person in Dallas, Texas has been diagnosed with Ebola, the first case to be diagnosed in the United States.  The patient, whose identity hasn't been released, had recently visited Liberia.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a major international health crisis, but here at home in the U.S. you don't really have much to worry about. Here's why.